Bag-frame.



F. A. FULLER.

BAG FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 1912.

Patented July 27, 1915.

W/ T/VE SSE S h TTOR/VEY FRANZ A. FULLER, OF NEWARK, JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE 3'. E. MERGOTT COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BAG-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1915.

Application filed October 2, 1912. Serial No. 723,473.

To all w]: am, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ A. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, use, and construct the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawlngs, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that type of bag frames in which an ornamental or decorated front plate is secured to the side of the frame to improve the appearance of the bag, and it has for its object to so construct the plate that it may be readily and rigldly secured to the side of the bag frame by means which are located on the rear side of said ornamental plate.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a bag frame provided with an ornamental or decorated front plate made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a front, and Fig. 3 a rear elevation of the front plate (not shown ornamental) detached from the bag frame. Fig. 4 represents a fragmentary view of one corner of the bag frame member, illustrating the hinge members thereof provided with a notch to receive one of the clips of the front plate, and Fig. 5 represents a transverse section on the line w-m of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the drawings, a represents a bag frame which is preferably formed of a channelshaped member although other forms of frames may be employed. Thefront web of the channel of each of the hinge members, preferably in close proximity to the main body member of the bag frame member, to which the ornamental plate is to be secured, is cut away to form a notch or receiving means, I) to receive one of the fastening clips which are located on the rear of the ornamental front plate 0.

The ornamental plate 0 is preferably formed from thin sheet metal bent so as to form a receiving pocket, the edge of the front Wall d of said plate being bent over the edge of the rear wall 6 as clearly indicated at f in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

In the receiving pocket or space between the front wall 03 and rear wall e I insert preferably a. piece of leather, celluloid, or the like, marked .9, portions of which are exposed by the cut away portions in the front wall 0? of the ornamental plate 0. The ornamental front plates, usually of innumerble different designs, shapes and sizes, may be kept in stock and assembled with the bag frames upon receiving each individual order.

In order that the top edge [a of the ornamental plate 0 can be forced to its limiting position on the bag frame member a, a pair of projections or tongues i forming stops are forced out of the rear wall e of the plate 0 and bent back substantially parallel thereto, so as to engage with the lower edge of the front web of the channel of the frame memher to position and frictionally hold the plate in place, until the other end projections or tongues j which are similarly forced out of the rear wall of the plate but which instead of being bent back substantially parallel with the plate are bent at right angles thereto, have entered the receiving means or notches Z) formed in the frame member and thereafter locking the plate 0 to the frame member by turning the tongues j over against the inner surface of the front web ofthe channel of the frame member thereby securing the tongues j in the receiving means or notches b.

It will thus be seen that the tongues z serve as a means for insuring the proper positioning and that the tongues j serve as a means for insuring the absolute locking of the plate to the bag frame to prevent accidental displacement of said plate during shipping or careless manipulation.

Although I have shown the plate 0 so constructed as to form a receiving pocket rivets,'and which is of such shape as to lend m itself readily to manufacture by the'use of suitable punches and dies from ordinary sheet metal.

Experience has demonstrated that the or: ganization above" described is, a highly efficient one, and while thedevice described is the preferred embodiment of my present invention, I do not care to restrict myself to the exact details of construction, combination and arrangement herein set forth, it being obvious that minor variations thereof not involving the exercise of invention may be made by any skilled mechanic, and such departure from What is herein described and claimed not involving invention, I consider Within the scope and terms of my claims.

I claim 1. The combination with a bag frame member provided with notches located in the outer surface of the hinged members, in close proximity to the main body member of the frame member and extending inwardly from the inner edge of said ba frame member, and an ornamental plate ormed from a single piece of suitable material bent so as to form a receiving pocket having integrally formed upon its rear surface means for engagement with the main body member for positioning said plate on said frame member, and locking means also integrally rial bent so as to form a receiving pocket having integrally formed upon its rear surface means for engagement with the main body member of said bag frame for positioning said plate on said frame member, and locking means also integrally formed upon the rear surface of said plate adapted to have locking engagement with theinner surface of the hinged members of said frame member. 1 i

This specification, signed and witnessed this 30th day of September, 1912.

FRANZ A. FULLER. Witnesses:

FREDK. C. F rsonnn, W. CoNKLIN. 

